Today freedom of speech is used to help make changes all over the world but in some cases it is used to help encourage ignorant beliefs that have nearly died out over time. ... Another fairly recent event of infringing on the first amendment involves two students who were discussing President Bush and his decision to go to war with Iraq. The teacher viewed the student's comments to be more than just debated and informed the secret service. The students were then grilled by federal officials and when they asked for legal counsel or if they had the right to be silent the officials responded...

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